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Removing database snapshop from failed backup
When trying to create a backup using a command like this: Backup-SPSite https://server_name/sites/site_name -Path C:\Backup\site_name.bak -UseSqlSnapshot Source I ran into an issue where the target ...
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Can someone please help me with my WebApp backup using PowerShell?
I have a WebApp called Brett - WebApp that I'm trying to backup using PowerShell and for some reason, it keeps complaining that it can't find that item. I've created a folder under my C:/ drive called ...
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Restore-SPSite Fails :The operation that you are attempting to perform cannot be completed successfully
I am trying to restore a site collection backup from production on the dev site collection. Old dev site collection already exists, but I am trying to overwrite that with the latest copy. I ran ...
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How to backup a content database with Backup-SPFarm cmdlet?
According to official KB, the cmdlet should be Backup-SPFarm -Directory <BackupFolder> -BackupMethod {Full | Differential} -Item <ContentDatabaseName> [-Verbose] However when I run above ...
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"backup-spsite : You must specify a filename for the backup file" + "You need to have Machine administrator priviliges to run this cmdlet"
I use to run these commands to backup our sharepoint site collections and our farm without any problem:- backup-spsite http://****01/sites/home/ -Path E:\Back\BFH.bak Backup-SPFarm -Directory \\**...
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Restore a site collection from Backup-SPFarm
There are several site collections under a single app and unfortunately they are all in same database. And we dont have database backup that old that we need. Anyway we have automated backup-spfarm ...
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How to restore existing Site Collection Content DB to a SharePoint Site Collection
I have a Site Collection Content DB back up. I want to create/ restore to existing site collection. Are there any ways to do that?
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power-shell script to backup our sharepoint farm is not working as expected
I have the following powershell script to backup our sharepoint 2013 on-premises farm + backup the content database + a site collection. as follow:- Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" #...
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What is really going on during Backup-SPSite?
Can anyone explain in detail what is really going on(under the hood) during exexuting Backup-SPSite powershell cmdlet ? Backup-SPSite http://server_name/sites/site_name -Path C:\Backup\site_name.bak
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Please advise me software which restore sharepoint sites? [closed]
Here the restore means a restoring process from an backup had been created before a disaster. Sometime I use SharePoint PowerShell: Restore-SpSite http://mySp -path c:\my.bak and Veeam software - ...
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Restore-SPSite to different managed path Site Collection
I have a backup taken with below code from SharePoint 2013 site URL: http://sharepoint/sites/test/ Backup-SPSite -Identity http://sharepoint/sites/test/ -Path C:\Backup\BackupTest.bak Now If I want ...
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why backup-spsite get a backup much larger than $site.usage.Storage
I am working on a SP2010 farm. I need to backup a site collection. By using PowerShell $site = Get-SPSite "http://sharepoint" $site.usage.Storage The size is about 38GB. However when I try to backup ...
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Unable to restore the Site collection Backup in sharepoint 2013?
I have tried to Restoring the Site collection backup by using Power shell command,it throws an error message Restore-SPSite : The operation that you are attempting to perform cannot be completed ...
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How can I backup a O365 site through PowerShell?
I'm planning to backup a O365 site through PowerShell, but I couldn't find the command for it anywhere on the internet.
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Sharepoint 2013 Online Site Collection Backup-Restore using CSOM in Powershell
i have created Publishing site collection on SharePoint Online. Now i am trying to create new Publishing Site Collection with same Contents So can anyone explain me how to go about backup and ...
